Journal profile
CellR4
ISSN 2329-7042 · Verduci Editore · Italy
CellR4: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 100 articles a year; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: CellR4 has ceased its activities and is no longer accepting submissions. For more information, please visit the Press Release page. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CellR4 (Cellular Repair, Replacement, Regeneration & Reprogramming – e-ISSN: 2329-7042, Verduci International; Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Monica Montopoli) serves as a multidisciplinary, cross-platform “open source” e-journal which seeks articles related to the field of medicine, spanning from fundamental new discoveries in basic science to translational research (“bench-to-bedside”), methods and protocols, clinical trials, and identification of novel therapeutic targets. CellR4 publishes brief communications, case reports, case reports and literature review, clinical protocols, clinical trials, commentaries and perspective articles, conference proceedings, editorials, letters to the Editor, meta-analyses, meeting reports, opinion papers, original articles, systematic reviews, reviews, standard methods and operating procedures. CellR4 also serves as a trusted and authoritative platform aimed at discussing challenges and opportunities on the path to development, delivery, and clinical application of novel therapeutic options for a wide range of diseases. Topics covered by the journal include, but are not limited to, pharmacological studies, cell-based therapies, organ replacement therapies, tissue engineering, cellular reprogramming mechanisms and technologies, and regenerative pharmacology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Monica MontopoliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 36, Italy 11, United Kingdom 3, Switzerland 3, Mainland China 2 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO catalogue, CNKI, TrendMD, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, PublonsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 100Publisher website ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted17, with length limits
- brief communication. Exceptions apply for the main text of Brief Communications (maximum length: 5,000 words with up to 30 references and 2 tables and/or figures), Editmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- brief communicationsBrief Communications are short manuscripts that have important and generally preliminary data on a specific issue.Length not stated
- case reportCase Reports present a notable medical case or series of related cases of particular interest to the field of regenerative medicine. Case Reports can be accompa…Length not stated
- clinical protocolsClinical Protocols describe protocols referring to proposed or ongoing trials that have not completed participant recruitment at the time of submission.Length not stated
- clinical trialsClinical Trials are articles related to phase 2/3 trials that have completed participant recruitment and data analysis at the time of submission. In such articl…Length not stated
- commentaries and perspective articlesCommentaries and Perspective Articles are short articles that are similar to Editorials, although they provide a more detailed discussion on a specific topic.Length not stated
- conference proceedingsConference proceedings consist of a collection of abstracts and/or posters that were presented at an association’s conference. These articles provide opportunit…Length not stated
- editorialeferences and 2 tables and/or figures), Editorials (maximum length: 10,000 words with up to 30 references and 2 tables and/or figures) and Omain text ≤ 10,000 words
- lettereferences and 2 tables and/or figures). Letters are restricted to the discussion of papers already published in the journal, with a maximum of 1,000 words, one …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor consists of comments on an article published in CellR4. Inclusion of Letters to the Editor in the journal is at the discretion of the Edit…Length not stated
- meeting reportsMeeting Reports are synopses of meetings and symposia, usually shorter than six journal pages (22000 characters including spaces). Reports must be submitted wit…Length not stated
- meta-analysisMeta-analyses use statistical methods to combine data from multiple and systematically selected studies. These manuscripts should be based on a rigorous methodo…Length not stated
- opinionrences and 2 tables and/or figures) and Opinion Papers (maximum length: 10,000 words with up to 30 references and 2 tables and/or figures). Lettmain text ≤ 10,000 words
- opinion papersOpinion Papers should be solicited by the Editor-in-Chief and deal with a controversial topic in either basic or clinical topic on which the author, a recognize…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews are comprehensive or narrative appraisals of research in a particular field of current interest. Reviews highlight recent advances in research, current …Length not stated
- standard methods and operating proceduresStandard Methods and Operating Procedures articles provide an overview of a novel method, test or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) related to thLength not stated
- systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews should systematically include, appraise and summarize evidence on a specific topic. Systematic Reviews should be conducted according to the r…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship and Copyright
Revised submission as single .doc/.docx; consecutive page numbers; continuous line numbering. Model summary
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Plagiarism checking with iThenticate and Grammarly. Model summary
Our Journal uses certified plagiarism checker softwares (iThenticate® and Grammarly®) to verify the authenticity of articles and detect duplications from each article content online against billions of web pages.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Authorship and Copyright
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Continuous publication model; articles posted online as soon as production complete, with DOI. Model summary
Rather than publishing conventional complete online issues at fixed intervals, CellR4 has moved to a continuous publication model, with articles being published on an ongoing basis. Articles are posted online as soon as they have completed the production process in a fully citable form associated with a universal digital object identifier (DOI).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
CellR4 operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief for suitability for the journal. Contributions deemed as suitable are subsequently sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the manuscript. The journal usually recruits both internal and external reviewers for each article undergoing p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Verduci Editore
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2329-7042
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CellR4
How long does peer review take at CellR4?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of CellR4 based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (36), Italy (11) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CellR4?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CellR4 is indexed in DOAJ.
Is CellR4 open access, and what is the APC?
CellR4 is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .